Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Mental Health Nurse
Band 6
These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Please find attached the behaviour framework that underpins these values for this job role.
Job overview
Are you an experienced qualified mental health nurse looking for a change in direction? Why not apply to join our CQC rated 'Outstanding' Trust at Berkshire Healthcare to take on a new challenge?
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has vacancies for Band 5 nurses across Berkshire, if you would like to discuss our opportunities please apply here and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will call you.
By making this one application you will be able to select the team/s and location/s you wish to work in. We will be in touch to either set you up with an interview at the earliest opportunity or to discuss your desired role so we can contact you when that position becomes available. We will do the work for you to find your perfect role!
We have a wealth of opportunity for you to enhance your nursing career and for you to make a true difference to the lives of our service users and have an impact on the innovation of our services.
Opportunities available:
- We have Mental Health Nurse roles covering Newbury, Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell, Windsor, Maidenhead and Slough.
- Some of the teams currently recruiting are:
- Memory Clinic
- Community Mental Health Team
- Older People’s Mental Health
- Home Treatment Team
- Inpatient Wards at Prospect Park Hospital
- We also have Practitioner roles in Liaison & Diversion Teams based in Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Buckinghamshire.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining multi-disciplinary teams that are committed to the provision of highly quality service user centred care. Our teams are looking for compassionate, extraordinary nurses that want to make an impact.
We have a wealth of opportunity for you to enhance your Band 5 Nursing Career Pathway and for you to make a true difference to the lives of our service users and have an impact on the innovation of our services.
Working for our organisation
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” to know whether you should apply
- NMC registration.
- A passion for nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for patients.
- For Community Roles you will need access to a vehicle for work purposes and a full driver’s license.
- At least 18 months post qualification experience.
Should you match up to the points listed above, then please apply and one of our team will get back to you. Please note that suitable applicants are interviewed on a first come first serve basis so apply today to avoid missing out on your perfect role!
This vacancy is for candidates who have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom without requiring overseas sponsorship.
However, if you require sponsorship or assistance obtaining a work visa and would like to join the Berkshire Healthcare team as a registered healthcare professional there may be other vacancies which you can apply for, please contact our partner agents [email protected] . However, candidates from countries on the World Health Organisation Red List cannot be supported. For more details please refer to this link: https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/developing-countries-recruitment
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Registered RMN
- Full and Complete Application Form
- Full UK driving licence and use of a car for work purposes, with the appropriate insurance for business
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 18 months post qualification experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dominique Ireland
- Job title
- Talent Acquisition Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07557 458784
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